Containers pile up as trade backlog clears at Yangon ports
![](https://pp.opendevelopmentmekong.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/port-150x150.jpg)
Weeks of delayed imports have been cleared through Yangon’s ports in the last few days after customs offices opened 24 hours a day to tackle a growing backlog of trade, but empty containers continue to stack up. As a temporary solution, the Customs Department has prioritised containers that contain agricultural products, such as sugar, flour and chicken feed, as they are easy to clear, U Thiha Paing wrote on the Myanmar Customs Clearance Group Facebook page.